La Tormenta – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Stravaganzza
• Album: Raíces

Lyrics & Translation

“La Tormenta” is a masterclass in Spanish Gothic Metal that offers a powerful and poetic vocabulary. By studying its lyrics, you can explore intermediate to advanced Spanish phrases related to adversity, hope, and determination. The song is special for its symphonic orchestration combined with heavy metal intensity, making the Spanish a deeply emotive and unforgettable learning experience.

[English]

Lost along the road

fighting just to survive.

Searching for his destiny,

trying not to feel.

That which only wants to blind him.

The storm will always try to drag you down

making you drift without direction.

A light will always try to guide you,

waiting for you, never resting.

Old fears mean nothing anymore

when you learn to listen to the wind.

All the pain anchored to your past

will try to pull you under without a fight.

Who will help you on your journey?

The storm will always try to drag you down

making you drift without direction.

A light will always try to guide you,

waiting for you, never resting.

You’ll find the storm along your path

just when you think all is lost.

In your hands lies the strength to find

a new way home, a path toward your place of rest.

...

[Spanish]

Perdido en el camino

luchando por vivir.

Buscando su destino

intenta no sentir.

Lo que solo le quiere cegar

La tormenta siempre te querrá arrastrar

para hacerte a la deriva navegar.

Una luz que siempre te querrá guiar

estará esperandote sin descansar.

De nada sirve los viejos temores

cuando en el viento aprendes a escuchar

Todo el dolor anclado a tu pasado

intentará hundirte sin luchar.

Quien te ayudará a viajar.

La tormenta siempre te querrá arrastrar

para hacerte a la deriva navegar.

Una luz que siempre te querrá guiar

estará esperandote sin descansar.

La tormenta en tu camino encontrarás

cuando pienses que todo perdido está

En tu mano esta la fuerza para hallar

un camino nuevo rumbo hasta tu hogar

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
camino /kaˈmino/ A2	noun - path or way
luchar /luˈtʃar/ B1	verb - to fight or struggle
vivir /biˈβir/ A1	verb - to live
destino /desˈtino/ B1	noun - destiny or fate
sentir /senˈtir/ B1	verb - to feel
tormenta /toɾˈmenta/ B1	noun - storm
arrastrar /aɾasˈtɾaɾ/ B2	verb - to drag or pull along
navegar /naβeˈɣaɾ/ B1	verb - to sail or navigate
luz /luθ/ or /lus/ A2	noun - light
guiar /giˈaɾ/ B1	verb - to guide or lead
esperar /espeˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to wait or hope
temor /teˈmoɾ/ B2	noun - fear or dread
viento /ˈbjento/ A2	noun - wind
escuchar /eskuˈtʃaɾ/ A2	verb - to listen
dolor /doˈloɾ/ A2	noun - pain
pasado /paˈsaðo/ B1	noun/adjective - past; something that has already happened
viajar /bjaˈxaɾ/ A2	verb - to travel
fuerza /ˈfweɾθa/ or /ˈfweɾsa/ B1	noun - strength or force
hallar /aˈʎaɾ/ or /aˈʝaɾ/ B2	verb - to find or discover
hogar /oˈɣaɾ/ B1	noun - home or household

Key Grammar Structures

• Luchando por vivir.

  ➔ Gerund (present participle) used as a noun

  ➔ The word "Luchando" is a gerund expressing an ongoing action.

• Intenta no sentir.

  ➔ Simple present verb + infinitive complement

  ➔ "Intenta" is a present‑tense verb followed by the infinitive "sentir".

• La tormenta siempre te querrá arrastrar.

  ➔ Simple future tense + infinitive

  ➔ "Querrá" is the simple future of "querer" followed by the infinitive "arrastrar".

• Una luz que siempre te querrá guiar estará esperándote sin descansar.

  ➔ Relative clause + future simple + progressive future

  ➔ "que" introduces the relative clause "que siempre te querrá guiar".

• De nada sirve los viejos temores.

  ➔ Impersonal expression "de nada sirve"

  ➔ "De nada sirve" means "it is of no use" and is used without a subject.

• cuando en el viento aprendes a escuchar

  ➔ Present indicative after temporal conjunction "cuando"

  ➔ "aprendes" is in the present indicative, showing a habitual action when "cuando" refers to a future situation.

• Todo el dolor anclado a tu pasado intentará hundirte sin luchar.

  ➔ Future simple + infinitive complement

  ➔ "intentará" is the simple future of "intentar" followed by the infinitive "hundirte".

• cuando pienses que todo perdido está

  ➔ Present subjunctive after "cuando" for future reference

  ➔ "pienses" is in the present subjunctive, used because "cuando" refers to a future condition.

• En tu mano está la fuerza para hallar un camino nuevo rumbo hasta tu hogar.

  ➔ "para" + infinitive of purpose

  ➔ "para" introduces the purpose infinitive "hallar" (to find).